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The 5 Easiest Vegetables to Grow

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Vegetable gardening is supposed to be fun, right? It should be.

It is so tempting to plant a huge garden with dreams of preserving most of it and having fresh vegetables all season long. It’s so wonderful to see all those rows full of food.

a cold winter day looking at the yard

 

Dreaming of gardening always starts in the winter for us. This is our view right now and I am loving all the snow.

I’m looking over seed catalogues and writing out my order.

But while I love the idea of another large garden, life is getting busy here.

Our garlic farm is getting busy and our days are full.

So this year, the vegetable garden will be a bit smaller and we will be growing the easier vegetables.

 

food garden in full growth in summer

 

The 5 Easiest Vegetables to Grow

If you are downsizing your garden this year or just starting to plant a vegetable garden, you may want to think about planting the easiest vegetables to grow.

It takes less time and it’s easier to direct seed rather than starting seedlings in the house. Starting small with gardening is always the best way to go.

 

a tractor sits just outside a garden full of vegetables

What Does Your Family Like to Eat?

Focus on what your family likes to eat and then plant that. Find a way to easily preserve the extras.

You can use what you learn this year for next year. Expand if you want or keep your garden the same size.

 

a basket full of freshly picked garden greens

 

Plant the Easy Vegetables to Grow

Different vegetables take different growing conditions. Some are heat loving, some like cooler weather.

Some vegetables take more care in terms of the labour you have to put in. Instead of planting veggies that take more time and work, just plant the easiest ones to grow!

It will make your time in the garden less stressful and yet you will still get fantastic harvests for fresh eating and preserving.

And this is where reality can (and should) bring us to a screeching halt. It’s the work part of things we all need to keep in mind.

And we need to be realistic with ourselves about how much time we have to spend in the garden.

We all have priorities and things to do every day.

 

a full bowl of garden peas ready to be shelled

 

Planting too large a garden can easily cut into the time you need (or want) to spend doing something else.

If you live on property or have a large yard, you already know there are a lot of chores to be done.

Maybe you’ve got a full time job, or coaching sports or doing other things that keep you away from home for most of the day.

Maybe aging or medical issues need to be taken into account.

 

I’ve made a list of the top 5 easiest vegetables to grow. Then I explain how to prepare the garden bed, sow the seeds and other things you will want to know.

 

a garden in summer

 

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth Esselink says

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    I am wondering what part of Canada you live in ( if that is where you live). I have just recently moved to Northern British Columbia from Southern Alberta. I’m trying to find information on gardening/ homesteading in our northern climate. All at I have found is for the northern States. Not sure if that is an equivalent comparison. I’m hoping you can help me.
    Thanks 🙂

    • Annie says

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      Hi Elizabeth, yes we are in BC. Where are you in northern BC? What is your elevation? Some places in the North are lower in elevation than we are. Hope you are happy with your move!

  2. anna says

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    We so enoy gardening. Please send info for us to read and help plan our limited space garden

    • Annie says

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      Hi! Click the link to get your 5 free easy veggies to grow!

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